Chris DeGroot 🚲
@ct_degroot
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Assistant Prof, Mechanical Engineering. Wastewater researcher, urban cyclist/cargo bike dad. Probably on a bike. @[email protected]
London, Ontario
Joined February 2015
This account is currently dormant. At the present time I do not plan to delete the account but will not be posting or checking messages for the foreseeable future. Thanks for the connections and conversations over the years.
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Wow. Less than 40% of people drive in the core areas, yet they occupy 80% of the space. What a terribly inefficient transport mode for cities.
.@CBCNews fact-checking claims from Sarkaria that only 1.2% of Torontonians commute by bike. Sarkaria continues to mislead the public, citing "conversations" with unnamed business owners as the reason for spending taxpayer money to tear out existing lanes.
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Interesting article by @mrmoneymustache — most of it applies to the next election in Canada as well.
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To be very clear, I think the election results are entirely legitimate. However it is very odd that republicans were taking about “massive” voter fraud just yesterday… but now they are silent about it. I wonder if they can even admit to themselves they made it all up.
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Americans made a poor choice yesterday that will have major negative consequences for themselves and the world. I suggest Canadians planning to vote for Poilievre not get too smug about it.
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RT @AbeOudshoorn: “The world view of the party imposed itself most successfully on people incapable of understanding it.” George Orwell - 1….
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Update: We got this clown community noted! Spread the word - these data are lies!.
The 1.2 per cent of people who commute by bike shouldn’t be clogging primary roads for the over 70 per cent of people who drive. It’s just common sense.
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If you are signed up for @CommunityNotes please rate the note on this post. It really really needs a note.
The 1.2 per cent of people who commute by bike shouldn’t be clogging primary roads for the over 70 per cent of people who drive. It’s just common sense.
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RT @observinthecity: Bloor St rush hour, November 2024. 12 bikes occupying the same amount of distance as 3 cars.
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This is one major reason that I continue to bike to work. Biking takes 13-15 minutes no matter what. Driving takes as little as 12 minutes with no traffic (i.e. after 9 pm) or up to 30 minutes in heavy traffic (i.e. when I actually go to work).
Speed matters, fast transit matters, bikes are good because they are faster than cars in dense urban areas.
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RT @jackhauen: If you heard Doug Ford say only 1.2% of Torontonians bike to work and thought, "That can't be true" — you're right. The rea….
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RT @TheBeaverton: Torontonians offer to let Doug Ford wear “Mayor” sash if he just leaves them alone . https://t.co/….
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RT @TheBikingLawyer: Of course, it's not even about the bike lanes. Depressing that @fordnation, @PrabSarkaria & PCs will play politics wit….
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During the last “six months of winter” there were exactly 5 days where I found it slightly challenging to ride a bike.
Happy 1st of November, everyone!. For those people, pundits & politicians who observe this important day, today marks the start of 6 months of winter where it's not possible to bike & no one does. For the rest of us, the long range forecast looks good for biking!
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Anyone know which stores in #ldnont accept plastic film/bags for recycling? Used to go to Lowes but they don’t accept now that they are Rona. @eyeonthefly.
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Does Doug Ford realize there are other parts of Ontario outside of Toronto?.
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Why stop at secondary roads? Why don’t we just move all cycle lanes to rural areas outside of cities, since cyclists apparently don’t have anywhere they actually want to go.
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RT @JoshMatlow: Rather than once again meddling in municipality’s decisions, Doug Ford should focus on the many provincial priorities he’s….
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What happens when removing bike lanes doesn’t improve traffic. What then?.
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